Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
National-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland, including data on criminal justice social work services and social work orders.
Table 7 Criminal justice social work reports preferred sentencing options: 2011‑12 to 2015-16
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 31,879 | 28,022 | 27,774 | 26,603 | 26,988 |
| Monetary penalty | 2,261 | 1,883 | 1,761 | 1,754 | 1,749 |
| Community service | 2,830 | 606 | 213 | ||
| Probation: unpaid work | 989 | 314 | 59 | ||
| Probation: standard conditions | 1,186 | 147 | 58 | ||
| Probation: additional conditions | 1,037 | 161 | 37 | ||
| Other community penalty | 394 | 188 | |||
| Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision | 2,511 | 4,040 | 4,200 | 4,077 | 4,118 |
| Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work | 3,192 | 4,461 | 5,015 | 4,956 | 5,181 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision | 2,916 | 3,188 | 3,231 | 3,266 | 3,042 |
| Restriction of liberty order | 499 | 543 | 530 | 551 | 791 |
| Deferment for DTTO assessment | 649 | 702 | 607 | 602 | 553 |
| Custody | 1,053 | 927 | 876 | 924 | 910 |
| Custody: extended sentence | 171 | 163 | 188 | 195 | 141 |
| Custody: supervised release order | 203 | 182 | 171 | 205 | 230 |
| Sentence deferred: 3 months or more | 4,630 | 4,204 | 3,381 | 3,646 | 3,496 |
| No preferred option | 4,382 | 3,949 | 4,056 | 3,500 | 3,167 |
| Other | 3,370 | 2,552 | 3,391 | 2,533 | 3,422 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Monetary penalty | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Community service | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Probation: unpaid work | 3.1 | 1.1 | * | ||
| Probation: standard conditions | 3.7 | 0.5 | * | ||
| Probation: additional conditions | 3.3 | 0.6 | * | ||
| Other community penalty | 1.5 | 0.7 | |||
| Community payback order: unpaid work, no supervision | 7.9 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Community payback order: supervision, no unpaid work | 10.0 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 19.2 |
| Community payback order: unpaid work and supervision | 9.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.3 |
| Restriction of liberty order | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Deferment for DTTO assessment | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Custody | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Custody: extended sentence | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Custody: supervised release order | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Sentence deferred: 3 months or more | 14.5 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 13.0 |
| No preferred option | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 11.7 |
| Other | 10.6 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 12.7 |
Note: Figures exclude supplementary reports. 'Other' category includes structured deferred sentences, absolute discharge, admonition, referral to children's hearing, remand to secure unit, supervised attendance order, driving ban, compensation order, continue current order, psychiatric assessment, revoke and impose new order, suspended sentence, non-specific community disposals and no suitable disposal. Community payback order was also recorded as 'Other' in 2010-11. The category 'Other community penalty' replaced the probation and community service order categories in 2014-15.
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